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The cost of independent living in Highland County is about $4,021 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 194 options. Read 2964 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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I only get to visit HPHC a couple of times this year. The facility is clean. The staff are personable and engaging. [name removed] kept informed of my mother's condition. My mother has had many personal...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Hyde Park Health Center is a place for Life. Focusing on the whole person, we provide warm, caring individual attention. One and two-bedroom Assisted Living apartments offer residents all the comforts of home surrounded by cherished personal possessions with the reassurance of knowing any...
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I really liked Carmel Manor, and would highly recommend. I really feel like we got lucky to get my loved one in there. All the other better nursing homes had waiting lists. It just happened that I called...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Carmel Manor of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky is a recently expanded assisted living community set just around the corner from an Army Reserve Base. Residents of Carmel Manor are treated with a beautiful panoramic view of Cincinnati while being far enough from the hustle and bustle to enjoy the seclusion....
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The experience has been good, they are short handed. The price was cheaper than most and at the time was the only place close that would take him.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Laurelwood Assisted Living is an assisted living community with a special neighborhood for the Memory impaired located in Dayton, Ohio in Greene county. For seniors that enjoy nature, plants, and flowers, Laurelwood Senior Living is perfectly located. The Cox Arboretum and Gardens Metropark is...
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After a harrowing couple of years for my ill mother who passed July '23, my dad's safety, health, and quality of life took a sharp decline over the span of 8 months. He lost his wife of 54 years, and lost...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At Wickshire Fairborn, it’s not about age. It’s about life. We are a senior living community offering assisted living and memory care. Nestled in a quiet residential area, we are conveniently close to Dayton, Beavercreek, Huber Heights and Yellow Springs. You’ll surrounded by a variety of shops,...
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Our whole family felt blessed to have Mother cared for by The Carlyle House. The entire staff treated Mother like a queen and truly loved her. I have never experienced such a warm family atmosphere...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Carlyle House is an assisted living community located in Kettering, Ohio, in beautiful Montgomery County and home to just over 56,000 people. Kettering is a beautiful city in the Dayton area with lots of parks, walking trails, golf and recreational amenities Residents will enjoy getting out...
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Maple Knoll Village is a great community with beautiful grounds and gardens. In talking to the current residents, every one of them had great things to say about the staff and how helpful and kind they are....
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Maple Knoll Village is a non-profit continuing care retirement community located on a beautiful 54-acre campus in historic Springdale, Ohio. Our community is made up of 291 independent living accommodations, 63 assisted living accommodations and 145 skilled nursing beds that include short term...
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I would recommend Brookdale Oakwood - my loved one had a good respite stay there. It was a lovely, welcoming facility. The staff were caring, attentive and helpful. And the security is also good.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
A Place to ThriveFrom the moment you walk through our front door, you get the sense that this is more than a community. It’s a family.You’ll feel the warmth and kindness of our care team, hear the laughter of residents sharing a cup of coffee in the dining room, and spot dear friends walking...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Strongly rooted in Middletown, OH, we have been making a difference in the lives of seniors within our community for more than thirty years. Independent Living at the Terrace offers personalized studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments with tailored services and amenities that allow our...
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I would like to thank all of the people that helped my mother. She was only there at Dover for less than 4 hours and was rushed to the hospital with a broken him. Thankfully a week later she past away do...
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
At Doverwood Village Ashley Place, we offer a variety of community features. Residents can enjoy regular off-site adventures and excursions. Cats and dogs are allowed in private quarters. Our property is conveniently located near accessible public transportation. We offer free wi-fi. All meals...
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The food at Trinity of Fairborn depended on the season as the menu changed but it was decent. My mom was in rehab once and assisted living. The care given was very good. Bathroom issues, medication...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Photo of Scarlet Oaks Retirement
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Scarlet Oaks Rehab has transformed into a Cinderella facility, I mean the new renovations are superb an outstanding it was like going to a resort for therapy plus it's so beautiful back in that wooded area...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Scarlet Oaks Retirement Community is a continuing care retirement community located in the beautiful Gaslight District of Cincinnati, Ohio. Located close to the Ohio River, there are plenty of sites to explore and activities to get involved. The main campus is located adjacent to a breathtaking...
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They say there’s no place like home and I found my home here at the Villas of Kettering. Since I retired and downsized, my 2 bedroom duplex is just the right size for me. It has LVP flooring, carpeted...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I had so many questions and concerns. They patiently addressed them all. They treated Mother with great care. A bonus is that Mom loved the meals, she is picky. I highly recommend this facility.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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This place is a hidden gem. We had a wonderful experience. I have been in several other facilities and nothing compares. I also love [community removed]. That's who they recommended for rehab when she fell....
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Awesome facility with helpful staff and friendly residents. The residents and staff welcomed my brother in with open arms. They have a lot of activities to keep the residents actively engaged and creates a...
Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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My mother in law absolutely loves it here. It has been a journey getting here. She was in one that was very expensive. No activities to be had and the staff was not friendly at all. After 3 months, she...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Eastgate Village is a retirement community that offers independent living with services such as meals, housekeeping, transportation and limited assistance.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Just What You're Looking For......Harmony Senior Village is a community of magnificent 2-bedroom patio-style apartment homes, well designed for comfort and quiet individuality. Your apartment features a fully equipped kitchen, a formal living room, comfortable bedrooms, a full size bath, and...
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Nursing and Rehab facility for 50 residents. All insurance accepted. Medicare and Medicaid certified. Extensive Rehab programs.

Cost of independent living in Highland County, OH

The average cost of senior living in Highland County is $4,021 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Russellville, OH with an average of $1,796 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Highland County, OH vs. nearby counties

Highland County, OH
$4,021/mo
$3,946/mo
$2,908/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Highland County, OH vs. the state and national average

Highland County, OH
$4,021/mo
$4,090/mo
U.S. national average
$4,129/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Highland County vs. other types of senior living

$5,089/mo
Independent Living
$4,021/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Highland County, OH by room type

Semi-Private
$5,558/mo
Studio
$5,107/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,962/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,168/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$3,320/mo

Average cost of Independent Living in Highland County over time

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What families are saying about independent living in Highland County

Recent reviews for independent living in Highland County

Eastgate Village in Cincinnati, OH

5.0
We are happy that our mom feels safe, comfortable, and she absolutely loves the facility and staff, thank you Eastgate Village for the peace of mind she has and our family, too!!! We have nothing goos to say about Eastgate Village and would recommend them to anyone facing a similar situation ...
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Serene Suites Premier Memory Care and Assisted Living in Cincinnati, OH

3.4
My wife is now the COO so my opinion is biased. She also took care of my mother there for a year and knows what needs improvement. She is actively working to improve everything about the place. Overall, I would say it is better than most places. Certainly better than the ones we toured ...
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Brookdale Oakwood (Offering HealthPlus) in Dayton, OH

3.1
I have told people that you get a safe place in a good part of town but I have concerns on the level of personal care she receives. She has been very dirty on several visits (hair and clothes) and the activities are few and far between. There not a exercise area.

Highland County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Highland County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Highland County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Highland County independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Highland County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Highland County, OHNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
32.4%
20.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
34.6%
34.6%
No sugar
No sugar
30.2%
31.1%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Highland County independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Highland County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Highland County, OHNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
31.8%
36.8%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
39.7%
43.8%
Room service
Room service
33.5%
37.3%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Highland County independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Highland County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Highland County, OHNational
Activity director
Activity director
44.1%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
27.9%
28.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.8%
33%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
46.9%
48.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
48%
49.2%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.1%
54.3%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
35.8%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.1%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
38.5%
41.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
45.3%
47.4%
Live performances
Live performances
46.4%
47%
Dances
Dances
30.2%
32.8%
Fitness center
Fitness center
36.3%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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46.6%
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Deerfield Springs Retirement Resort, 10 Wilmington Place and Ohio Living Cape May are the top-rated independent living facilities near Highland County, Ohio. See full list of communities.

There are 194 independent living facilities near Highland County, Ohio. See the full list.

The best independent living facilities near you in Highland County, Ohio are Deerfield Springs Retirement Resort, 10 Wilmington Place and Ohio Living Cape May. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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